Chapter 136: Everything will be alright.

As Toby hammered away, dreaming of a bright future for his children, a group of soldiers marched past, rifles slung over their shoulders.

They instructed everyone to clear the path, and then Toby watched in astonishment as a strange, smoke-belching machine slowly lumbered along the road he had just laid.

This was a steam locomotive, built by Pryce's factory – the first of its kind in human history. Unlike anything on Earth, it was a perfectly mature design thanks to the blueprints Pryce possessed.